CVE-2023-25607: Fortinet FortiADC

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability [CWE-78 ] in FortiManager 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions, FortiAnalyzer 7.2.0 through 7.2.2, 7.0.0 through 7.0.7, 6.4.0 through 6.4.11, 6.2 all versions, 6.0 all versions and FortiADC  7.1.0, 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.2 all versions, 6.1 all versions, 6.0 all versions management interface may allow an authenticated attacker with at least READ permissions on system settings to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying shell due to an unsafe usage of the wordexp function.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiADC: from 6.0.0, up to and including 6.0.4; from 6.1.0, up to and including 6.1.6; from 6.2.0, up to and including 6.2.6; from 7.0.0, up to and including 7.0.3; version 7.1.0 only
• Fortinet Fortianalyzer: from 6.0.0, up to and including 6.0.12; from 6.2.0, up to and including 6.2.12; from 6.4.0, up to and including 6.4.11; from 7.0.0, up to and including 7.0.7; version 7.2.1 only; version 7.2.2 only
• Fortinet FortiManager: from 6.0.0, up to and including 6.0.12; from 6.2.0, up to and including 6.2.12; from 6.4.0, up to and including 6.4.11; from 7.0.0, up to and including 7.0.7; version 7.2.0 only; version 7.2.1 only; …

Published 2023-10-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.